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Colombie : l’attaque d’un péage imputée aux dissidents des Farc au lendemain de l’investiture du nouveau président

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-08T19:27:49+00:00

Des explosifs ont détruit un péage en construction sur la route panaméricaine, près de Cali, selon l’armée. La veille, lors de son investiture, Abelardo de la Espriella a promis de combattre « sans répit le narcoterrorisme et toutes les organisations criminelles ».

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‘Super El Niño’ could bring wet winter and flooding to western US, climate scientists warn

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-08T19:21:14+00:00

Weather system tied to warming sea surface expected to intensify in fall and winter, persisting until early spring 2027El Niño, a recurring climate phenomenon marked by above-average sea surface temperatures, when changes in wind patterns allow warmer water to spread across the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, could spell a wet winter for portions of the western and south-eastern US, climate models show. Coastal areas may be at elevated risk of flooding, experts warn.Climate scientists predict this year’s “super” El Niño, a label assigned when sea surface temperatures climb by at least

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Guerre e condizionatori, l’estate di fuoco arriva nelle bollette elettriche degli italiani

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-08T17:58:36+00:00

La chiusura di Hormuz e il super caldo hanno spinto i prezzi all’ingrosso ai massimi da anni. A breve i rincari impatteranno su imprese e famiglie che hanno offerte a tariffa variabile, al riparo chi ne ha una fissa. Sull’energia il nostro Paese resta fragile

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Прихована мобілізація й маніпуляції: Зеленський розкрив подальші плани Путіна

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-08T17:50:00+00:00

Зеленський заявив, що Путін не здатен досягти успіху у війні проти України, тому розглядає приховану масову мобілізацію й маніпуляції домовленостями зі Штатами.

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"Вибухають" через кожну дрібницю: 9 проблем людей, яких легко розізлити

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-08T17:12:00+00:00

Постійні спалахи гніву через черги, затори чи інші дрібниці можуть бути сигналом глибших проблем – від стресу та недосипання до невирішених переживань.

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Blanche confirmation allows Trump to continue ‘pervasive, breathtaking corruption’, says Schumer – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-08T17:05:58+00:00

Senate minority leader condemns Republicans after Donald Trump’s former defense lawyer confirmed by 50 votes to 49 early on Saturday morning. This blog is now closed.Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread throughout his body, causing the former president great pain, his son Hunter Biden said during an interview broadcast Friday.“The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further,” Hunter Biden said in a sit-down with the BBC. “It’s very painful and it’s very debilitating in many respects.” Continue reading...

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OpenAI to pause some work on AI model Astra due to security concerns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-08T17:00:41+00:00

Agent found to be able to find and exploit vulnerabilities without human intervention, and to carry out cyber-attacksOpenAI will pause some work on an artificial intelligence model because of security concerns, the company stated Friday, following a series of incidents in which AI agents have escaped containment.The company had evaluated the agent, Astra, and found “significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity”, which had moved to a “critical” threshold where it can find and exploit vulnerabilities without human intervention, or devise and execute cyber-attacks when given only

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Kiev assure ne pas avoir visé « délibérément » la Bulgarie, après la chute d’un drone correspondant à ceux utilisés par l’armée ukrainienne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-08T16:58:28+00:00

Ce drone a explosé ce matin près de la frontière avec la Roumanie et d’un gazoduc. « Nous sommes en contact étroit avec la partie bulgare afin de clarifier les circonstances », a affirmé en fin d’après-midi le porte-parole du ministère ukrainien des affaires étrangères.

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